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www.spec.com.au HAMILTON SPECTATOR Tuesday November 17 2015 21 Keep an eye on the featured Ads The Money Tree LUCKY 5 CUSTOMERS LOCAL artist Shane Crumpton with a collection of his paintings including the portraiture of him, painted by his mate and fellow local, Peter Coates. The two men will showcase some of their paintings at an upcoming exhibition in Edenhope. PHOTOS: BILLY EASSON. 151106bj004. 151106bj006. Dynamic duo to showcase art SKYE GRIGG CREATIVE alliances can be formed in the most of unlikely places and between the most unlikely of characters, but two locals, Peter Coates and Shane Crumpton, are testament to that. Close friends now for over two decades, the dynamic duo, whilst sharing a passion for many pursuits including fishing and gold prospecting have only just discovered they share a love of painting and equal talent when it comes to creating some amazing portraits. Having met as young boys in Hamilton, the two have remained friends, but have spent most of their years working and raising a family, leaving little time to engage in any recreational pursuits, especially painting. For Mr Coates, a commercial painter, the thought of painting all day and painting in his spare time was the furthest thing from his mind. Yet, he still did an odd painting here and there, and at the insistence of his wife he entered some of his works in the annual Art Show, but that was the full extent of his artistic pursuits. Mr Crumpton, a man of many hidden talents - once an accomplished road cyclist, musician and shearer, and now carer - admits himself he had always loved doodling and drawing cartoons, but never had the impetus to make it a career. The closest Mr Crumpton got to becoming a full time artist came many years ago, when he was for three years the cartoonist for the Hamilton Spectator. As Mr Crumpton explains, “I found this drawing lacked the freedom that I once enjoyed and the subjects too political.” But not one to be idle, Mr Crumpton continued to, in his spare time, explore and experiment with his comic book styled cartoon characters and eventually again through trial and error, transitioned into paintings. His passion as he says, “just escalated from there”. The turning point for Mr Coates was a couple of months ago when he called in to visit his mate and caught a glimpse of a painting he had done of a big emu. As Mr Coates explains, “I told him ‘I love it’ and he said ‘it’s yours’. I then said to him ‘I will do one for you then’. And as a humorous gesture, I painted and sent to him a portrait entitled ‘Crumpy’. Not one to be outdone, a portrait of Mr Coates followed and from there the roguish art rivalry began. As Mr Coates says, “he inspired me, I guess I knew I could paint …but now I just want to,” he said. With self deprecating style common to many men of their generation, both downplay their talent but the word is spreading fuelled by regular Facebook posts and they have found some more comrades along the way. As they have discovered not all artists are elusive people, they’re simply regular people who are more in touch with their imagination and take the time to pursue their creativity. And with commissions in front of him, and an upcoming exhibition at a gallery in Edenhope, Mr Crumpton says he feels “excited about where this is going, but he will simply let it take its course and see where it leads.” “I only started doing it for myself. And if other people like it enough to buy it, that’s great. I just try to do my own thing.” On the other hand, for Mr Coates, notwithstanding his immense talent he remains adamant his art will remain a hobby but admits he has “renewed enthusiasm motivated by his mate”. WILL  PRIZE VOUCHER EACH Shop at these Participating businesses For your chance to win All About Getti ng About Arnie’s Driver Training Baimbridge Anti ques Bandicoot Motor Inn Bindi Surfchick Cafe 109 Dunkeld Chez Diane Comfort Inn Grangeburn Court Lantern (Chinese Restaurant) Cowland Electrical Contractors D.I.M.M.S Daktari DC & TM Auto Electrics Donehue’s Leisure Gen Health Hamilton Grampians Investment Services Pty Ltd Gray St Flowers Hamilton Country Care Dental Hamilton Farm Foods Henriz Imagine Joinery Phillips Farm Machinery Pitstop Cafe Robinson’s Sportscene The Macarthur Hotel The Regent Florist Toyworld Hamilton Victoria’s Sights & Delights Wannon Rural Supplies Your Beauty Laser & Spa One Customer per month for 5 months (August, September, October, November & December 2015) Terms and conditions apply A  SDH0458716